Hydrophone Question

wetwarev7 · 07-03-08, 11:48 AM

Three knots is pretty slow. I would think that it is realistic for the faster a ship goes, the further away you could hear it. Part of 'running silent' is slowing the sub down so the props don't cavitate and whatnot, so I would think the same applies to surface ships. Going at a slow speed would also lessen the noise of the waves hitting the ships prow as well.

Now the question is, is it realistic for a merchant vessel to be traveling that slowly in sub infested waters? :hmm:

07-03-08, 11:48 AM	#5
wetwarev7 Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Deep Waters Posts: 871 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Three knots is pretty slow. I would think that it is realistic for the faster a ship goes, the further away you could hear it. Part of 'running silent' is slowing the sub down so the props don't cavitate and whatnot, so I would think the same applies to surface ships. Going at a slow speed would also lessen the noise of the waves hitting the ships prow as well. Now the question is, is it realistic for a merchant vessel to be traveling that slowly in sub infested waters? :hmm: __________________ Guess I should change my sig since SH5 has an offline mode now

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